DON'T ASK DON'T TELL: Just another Gay Bashing Issue

Don't Ask, Don't Tell :

Will this controversy ever end? I am really sick of hearing this over and over again on the news. Again, the politicians and religious groups are simply using the homosexual community as political fodder to further their hateful agendas by spewing the same old tired rhetoric.

This issue is really another one of those no- brainer issues, or it should be.

I remember listening to the same old stale arguments about people of color, joining the military.

Then the same old tired rhetoric when women joined the armed services.

Now we hear it all again, over and over, about gays in the military.

I wonder what group will be chosen next to be denigrated once the gay community finally acquire equal status. It has been a long hard battle, but truth and equality will eventually prevail. It saddens me that so many lives have to be destroyed in order to gain those basic freedoms that are promised to everyone under our constitution.

And will it ever really end? The same destructive forces that destroyed the lives of many of the black community is still lingering on at the fringes of society. And oddly enough some of that radical fringe are from the same black community that went through it themselves. Ironic isn't it?

Gays in the military will have NO greater impact on anything than people of color, different nationalities, or women did.

There is one sure way to end this foolish debate If this policy that demoralizes men and women who are willing to fight to defend this country, continues. I would recommend that all gay military, and all straight military who believe in equality for everyone, women, blacks and Hispanics (anyone who has been in this position of discrimination) stand united, as a group and tell their leaders that they are all gay, as well. This would eliminate about 1/2, or more, of those currently serving to defend their country. After they are all thrown out of the services, then let those remaining foolish, and misinformed bigots go off to war and defend the rest of the nation.

With this massive reduction in the number of military, i think we would see some fast changes being made. Obviously, we have a president that is either homophobic himself or is afraid of the conservative and religious factors in this country. He certainly has not made any concerted effort to fulfill his promises to the gay community after he got their vote and backing to be put into office.

I suspect, if the truth be known, that there are more people in this country that simply do not care about another person's sexuality, or sexual identity, than those that do. Those that do are the loudest, less informed, minority that seem to fear changes of any kind. These narrow minded and misinformed are the only ones that seem to be running this country. Talk about special interest groups!!

The louder the screams of protest against anything, the greater the odds that those yelling have the same tendencies. By screaming in protest, they feel as though they are cleansing their own thoughts and shedding their own demons. These are those bullies we hear about, all grown up. They have only grown in body, but certainly not in mind, or intelligence.

Here is a perfect example as to why religion has no place in government. Obviously religious groups believe in hatred, and punishment, and judging everyone but themselves. This government, and the president, should be above this pettiness, and make sure there is equality for everyone, in this country, in every aspect of our lives. Equality as defined in our constitution was meant for all people, and is not to be defined by the majority vote. Ergo, the concept of separation of church and state was born!!

Our founding fathers had much more intelligence, insight, and foresight than people of today. They knew that if religion was allowed to interfere in governmental business this very thing would happen. Nothing has changed since then, except this government has allowed those religious bigots to get their foot in the door. Lets lop that foot off at the ankle and slam that door shut in their faces.

d.william 10/17/10